Instant Pot® Seafood Chowder

Use your Instant Pot® to prepare this hearty seafood chowder, packed with bacon, haddock, shrimp, scallops, and vegetables.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 203 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 1 cup uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 1 (14 ounce) can whole kernel corn
• 4 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 4 medium russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 6 (4 ounce) haddock fillets
• 1 cup sea scallops

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add bacon and brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook and stir for 30 seconds. Add onion, followed by celery and carrot. Cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes. Turn off Saute function.

Step 2

Layer potatoes, then corn, on top of vegetable mixture. Pour in vegetable broth. Lay haddock on top, followed by shrimp and scallops.

Step 3

Turn the Saute feature on and stir to break up the fish. Add thyme, red pepper flakes, and ground pepper. Mix cornstarch and water together in a measuring cup; stir into chowder and cook until thickened. Stir in milk and serve.

Step 4

Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 5 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

Step 5

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, for 10 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.